Holmes Antiques
This 5ft 5in (1.65m) tall Charles II olive oyster-veneered and floral marquetry cabinet on stand c.1665-80 (above) is offered for £45,000. Similar to an example at Ham House, it is thought to be by the same ‘cabinetmaker to the royal household’ Gerrit Jensen (active 1680-d.1715).
Goodman Fine Art
‘Bagatelle 2’, a Bridget Riley screenprint on paper, £14,000 from Goodman Fine Art.
Measuring 2ft 4in x 3ft 4in (73cm x 1.02m) this 2015 Bridget Riley screenprint on paper, Bagatelle 2, is from an edition of 75. It is offered for £14,000 by Goodman, a specialist in Modern British art.
Mostly Maps
Copper engraved map of Greece and its surrounds taken from a 1584 edition of Abraham Ortelius, £380 from Mostly Maps.
This 22 x 17in (56 x 43cm) copper engraved map of Greece and its surrounds with original hand-colouring is offered for £380. It is taken from a 1584 edition of Abraham Ortelius’ (1527-98) Thetrum Orbis Terrarum, specifically the Additamentum first published in 1579.
Spinka
Art Nouveau mahogany and marquetry hall cabinet, c.1900, £3950 from Spinka & Co.
This Art Nouveau mahogany and marquetry hall cabinet, c.1900, features on Spinka & Co’s Selling Antiques page. It measures 7ft 3in (2.21m) tall and is offered in original condition for £3950.
Reepham Antiques
George III giltwood pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, £65,000 from Reepham Antiques.
As well as an antique furniture restoration business, Graham Butler and Nigel Castell run Reepham Antiques of Norfolk. They offer this mid-18th century George III giltwood pier mirror, 5ft 9in (1.75m) high, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, for £65,000.
Roy Precious Antiques and Fine Art
Portrait by Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn (c.1572-1657), £25,000 from Roy Precious Antiques and Fine Art.
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn (c.1572-1657), who painted this anonymous sitter in 1631, was a portraitist in The Hague in the first half of the 17th century.
Offered for £25,000, the oil on panel measures 2ft 10in x 2ft 7in (87 x 80cm) including its frame and has a provenance back to Alfred Morrison (1821-87) of Fonthill House in Wiltshire.
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
German folk art Noah’s Ark, c.1880, £2200 from Cloverleaf Home Interiors.
This German folk art Noah’s Ark, c.1880, contains around 270 animals, including moles and grasshoppers and some unusual birds such as ibis and peacocks. It is available for £2200.
The dealership’s offerings can be found in several online locations including eBay, Selling Antique and Antiques Atlas.
Ashton Rare Books
‘Clever Bill’, written and illustrated by William Nicholson, first UK edition, £2500 from Ashton Rare Books.
Written and illustrated by William Nicholson (1872-1949), this copy of Clever Bill, offered for £2500, is a first UK edition published by William Heinemann in 1926. The children’s book tells the story of a toy soldier left behind when a girl leaves in a hurry to visit her aunt.
Hansord
George III mahogany kneehole desk, £3450 from Hansord.
In March, Hansord moved into its new showroom, a 17th century farmhouse six miles from Lincoln, but with the lockdown a public opening is now on hold.
However, all new stock is visible on its website including this 4ft (1.22m) wide George III mahogany kneehole desk, priced at £3450.
The McEwan Gallery
Double-royal size poster by Lance Cattermole for British Railways, c.1953, £1800 from The McEwan Gallery.
The McEwan Gallery in Scotland offers this double-royal size poster by Lance Cattermole for British Railways, c.1953. Subtitled Royal Highland Gathering, Braemar, the 4ft x 2ft 11in (1.24m x 89cm) linen-backed poster is available for £1800.
Stephen Ferder Antiques
Late-19th century French armchair in Louis XVI style, £585 from Stephen Ferder Antiques.
This late-19th century French armchair in Louis XVI style is offered with original decoration for £585.
Kaye Michie Fine Art
‘Julian with a Crow’, a watercolour and gouache by Mary Fedden (1915-2012), £5200 from Kaye Michie Fine Art.
Julian with a Crow, a watercolour and gouache by Mary Fedden (1915-2012) dated 1990, is offered for £5200.
Carina Haslam Gallery
‘Still Beautiful’ by Emma Franc, £600 unframed from Carina Haslam Gallery.
The title of this oil on board by contemporary artist Emma Franc is Still Beautiful, which refers to the drying flowers in the vase. The 2ft (60cm) square oil on board is offered for £600 unframed (or with a white tray frame for an extra £85).
J Roger Antiques
Mahogany George III Sheraton period revolving drum, priced in the region of £3450 from J Roger Antiques.
This mahogany George III Sheraton period revolving drum table retains its original leather top and is offered for a price in the region of £3450.
Sotheran’s
Ernest Shackleton’s ‘The British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909’, £37,950 from Sotheran’s.
This three-volume special edition of Ernest Shackleton’s The British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, priced at £37,950, was published by William Heinemann in 1909. The set, from the library of the polar explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, is number 4 of 300 deluxe sets and is signed by the entire shore party and bound in vellum in a large quarto format.
David Levi Antiques
A male and female Jack Russell terrier, c.1830, £2200 from David Levi Antiques.
A male and female Jack Russell terrier are each depicted with a different broom in this pair of naïve portraits painted in England, c.1830, and offered for £2200.
Driffold Gallery
Oil on panel by Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902), £8000 from Driffold Gallery.
This oil on panel by Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902) apparently includes a view of the artist’s house and the village at Harbledown near Canterbury perched on the hill beyond. It is dated 1882 and is offered in its original frame from a Midlands family collection for £8000.
Nicholas S Pitcher Oriental Art
Tang dynasty painted red pottery ‘fat lady’ figure, £6500 from Nicholas S Pitcher Oriental Art.
This 15½in (40cm) Tang dynasty painted red pottery ‘fat lady’ figure is, unusually, modelled holding a young child. It comes with an Oxford thermoluminescence test certificate confirming an 8th century date and is priced at £6500.
Robert Eagle Fine Art
‘Sangria’ by John Bellany (1942- 2013), £6000 from Robert Eagle Fine Art.
This oil on canvas, Sangria, 3ft (91cm) square, is one of several works by Scottish artist John Bellany (1942- 2013) that Robert Eagle offers fresh to the market. The collection was gifted by the artist to a close relative, on whose behalf the dealer offers this work for £6000.
Sokol Books
Published in Paris in 1522, this is an early edition of Bernard von Breydenbach’s account of the Holy Land, considered the first illustrated travel book. Breydenbach set out on the hazardous journey in 1482 with a party that included the artist known only as Berwick. His works, based on first-hand observation, form the basis for some of the illustrations in the present work, though others are culled from earlier printed texts. The book is offered for £37,500.
Gwen Hughes Fine Art
‘Dark Day on the Embankment’ (1909) by Joseph Pennell, £2200 from Gwen Hughes Fine Art.
Dark Day on the Embankment (1909) by American artist Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) was probably composed from the window of his London studio. Signed and inscribed, the aquatint is believed to be from an edition of 40 and is offered framed for £2200.
Hignell Gallery
‘Crawling’ (1999) by Sophie Ryder, £410,000 plus VAT from Hignell Gallery.
Sophie Ryder’s contemporary sculpture Crawling (1999) from the Lady-Hare series was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) and is now at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. The monumental bronze, from an edition of six, is available from London’s Hignell Gallery for £410,000 plus VAT. A bronze maquette of the figure, from an edition of nine, is also available for £23,000 plus VAT.
Reindeer Antiques
George III Sheraton period oval box, priced at £1000-1500 from Reindeer Antiques.
This George III Sheraton period oval box veneered in harewood, blackthorn and boxwood is offered for a price of £1000-1500. The original working lock opens to reveal a plain interior covered in sugar paper.
Thompson’s Galleries
‘Incoming Tide, Wells Next the Sea’ by Peter Brown, £3250 from Thompson’s Galleries.
An exhibition on the New English Art Club is accessible remotely from the Thompson’s Aldeburgh gallery. The catalogue includes works by Fred Cuming and Peter Brown, whose painting Incoming Tide, Wells Next the Sea is offered for £3250. Thompson’s Monochrome exhibition, organised for its London premises, is also visible on its website.
Robert Schreuder Antiquair
French bronzes, c.1830-40, €11,500 from Robert Schreuder Antiquair.
This pair of French bronzes c.1830-40 is based on two of the main characters – Romulus and Titus Tatius – in Jacques-Louis David’s painting The Intervention of the Sabine Women (1799). They are offered together on bases of rouge griotte marble for €11,500.
Matthew Holder
Limewood frame, probably made in southern Germany during the second half of the 17th century, £5650 from Matthew Holder.
Probably made in southern Germany during the second half of the 17th century, this limewood frame measures 4ft x 3ft 4in (1.23 x 1.01m). It features much of its original polychrome and gilding with some retouching and restorations to the carving. It is priced at £5650.
Rossi & Rossi
13th century bronze of Ganesh from Tamil Nadu, southern India, €425,000 from Rossi & Rossi.
Specialist in classical and contemporary Asian art, Rossi & Rossi offers this 13th century bronze of Ganesh from Tamil Nadu, southern India, for €425,000. The work, which measures 17in (43cm) tall, has a provenance back to the collection of Jay C Leff who acquired it prior to 1959.
Wilsons Antiques
Mahogany writing table, c.1860 century, £1975 from Wilsons Antiques.
Johnstone and Jeanes of New Bond Street – famous for their patented radially expanding dining tables – made a range of other pieces including this c.1860 century mahogany writing table, offered with replaced leather for £1975.
Beaux Books
Brassaï’s ‘Paris De Nuit’, published in 1933, £1950 from Beaux Books.
This copy of Brassaï’s influential Modernist photobook Paris De Nuit, published in 1933, is offered for £1950. With his camera Brassaï (1899-1984) documented the workers, chorus girls, criminals, lovers, tourists and drunkards of the Parisian streets.
Ruth Hudson Antiques
‘Showing Cherry Gardens in Rotherhithe’, etching by William Wyllie (1851-1931), £1650 from Antiques Atlas.
Showing Cherry Gardens in Rotherhithe, this etching by William Wyllie (1851-1931) is priced at £1650 on Antiques Atlas. In Stuart times Rotherhithe was famous for the Cherry Gardens, a recreational area where Londoners went to relax. Samuel Pepys records visiting to buy cherries for his wife. While the gardens are now gone, cherry trees have been replanted recently on the site.
